[{"bbox": [85, 151, 424, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [82, 191, 1167, 1337], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th>Category</th><th>Risks</th><th>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</th><th>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</th><th>Mitigating measures</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">External environment</td><td><strong>Vulnerability to shocks and crises:</strong> Ethiopia remains vulnerable to significant shocks, natural and man-made, affecting the target population. The impact of climate change, ongoing active conflict and COVID-19 risks exacerbating these vulnerabilities, which could have detrimental effects in the implementation of projects.</td><td>H</td><td>H</td><td>Flexibility in terms of implementation (choice, sequencing and modalities of activities) will be built into the programme in order to adjust to the evolution of the situation in a conflict-sensitive manner.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Difficult access to regions in conflict:</strong> some conflict areas may remain closed to access by implementing partners, and areas that have recently stabilised may become unstable again, which risks delaying the implementation of some activities and/or losing gains made during the implementation.</td><td>H</td><td>H</td><td>The programme will develop clear criteria for access to zones, woredas and kebeles which will include a consideration of safety issues and safeguards to these risks. Alternative locations should be pre-identified to quickly adapt implementation if needed.</td></tr><tr><td>Planning, processes and systems</td><td><strong>Programme governance and coordination:</strong> the large number of components of this action may entail difficulties in creating a functional coordination mechanism, which may lead to misalignment of projects under this action.</td><td>L</td><td>M</td><td>Early identification of implementing partners and development of coordination mechanisms during the design of projects will ensure an appropriate level of coordination during project implementation.</td></tr><tr><td>Communications and Information</td><td><strong>Communication to communities is not accepted:</strong> some activities require a close involvement of the beneficiary communities (pre-primary education) or may be part of the activity (awareness campaigns). Unreceptive community members risk disruption of these activities, which would lead to the outcomes not being sustainable.</td><td>M</td><td>L</td><td>Implementing partners will identify strong candidates to perform these activities, with strong communications skills. In addition, partners should identify strong community leaders to start such communication efforts.</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 1339, 253, 1363], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [92, 1376, 1161, 1510], "category": "Text", "text": "This will be the first EU funded Action of its kind in Ethiopia in the education sector, and as such no internal lessons learnt have been identified. However, one lesson has been identified in the health sector that is relevant for this Action. Past projects focusing on sexual and reproductive health and family planning have proven that education about these topics should start at school. In particular, the lesson learnt points to a recommendation to develop and support school clubs, which can serve as a safe space where youth can learn about sexual and reproductive health and family planning."}, {"bbox": [92, 1521, 1161, 1602], "category": "Text", "text": "In the education sector in Ethiopia, partners have pointed to the need to take a holistic approach when contributing to the education sector. This translates into the need to provide support beyond infrastructure and training, also focusing on social determinants of health. For instance, nutrition is directly linked with school attendance and performance;"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 19"}]